An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows improperly handles hard links. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could overwrite a targeted file leading to an elevated status.
To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application that could exploit the vulnerability and take control of an affected system.
The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows handles hard links.
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published: 2020-08-17T19:13:04
Updated: 2024-08-04T06:39:09.643Z
Reserved: 2019-11-04T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2020-1467
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2020-08-17T19:15:14.990
Modified: 2024-11-21T05:10:36.900
Link: CVE-2020-1467
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